Pope Francis made history with his election in 2013 as the first Latin American as well as the first Jesuit ever elected.

As the election of the successor to Pope Francis approaches, internet users are getting involved in an online sweepstake.

The papal mottoalso called papal motto or apostolic mottois a short phrase or word, traditionally written in Latin, chosen by ...

Allegations of stacking the deck would certainly have ensued had Pope Francis been anything but a popular religious leader who by right is an absolute monarch when it comes to the affairs of the ...

Pope Benedict was elected in 2005, just after his 78th birthday. Of the 103 popes whose exact age at election is known, Pope ...

Latin is the official language used inside the conclave, but by the 20th century many cardinals were poor Latin speakers, ...